Run for the Village 5K Run / Walk
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The 3rd annual Run for the Village is a 5K run and walk to benefit Eden Children's Village in Mhangura, Zimbabwe.  The race will take place at 8:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Eastern High School in Pekin, Indiana.  100% of the race profit will be used to benefit Eden Children's Village.  Overall male and female winners will receive a trophy and $50 gift card to Pacers and Racers Running/Walking Store.  Trophies will be presented to the top three individuals in each age group (male and female).  The age groups are 14 & Under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60 & Up. There will also be a 1/4 mile kids' run at 9:00 A.M.  Gatorade and ice cream cones will be available to all participants following the race.  Pictures taken during the race will be available for purchase within 24 hours of the race at Thurman Jones Photography. All profits from picture sales will be used to benefit Eden Children's Village as well.  A big thank you goes to First Baptist Church of Salem, Indiana, Pacers and Racers, Kohl's, and all of the businesses and individuals that have sponsored and helped fund this project.  To download a registration form for the race, please click here. If you have questions about the race or registration, you may contact Rachel Dalton at 812-620-9172 or by email.

Eden Children's Village is located in Mhangura, Zimbabwe.  It is run by Kevin and Susan Fry, who are Christian missionaries from Goshen, Indiana.  The village exists to serve AIDS orphans by providing spiritual, physical, medical, emotional, and educational assistance in a Christian family setting.  Eden currently takes care of approximately 160 children, provides a medical clinic for people in the area, and provides children with a school, Eden Christian Academy, which was established in 2005.  To learn more about the village and other ways you can help these children, click here.